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Foster and Gamko win McDonald’s supplier award

UK: ITW Food Equipment Group companies Foster and Gamko have been named as Supplier of the Year at fast food giant McDonald’s UK & Ireland recent supplier conference.

The award recognised the support Foster and Gamko have provided to McDonald’s over the past 12 months, in delivering dedicated refrigeration solutions across the high street behemoth’s UK and Ireland-wide estate.

Jason Wardle, ITW’s director global accounts (above, centre) was at the conference in London to accept the award on Foster and Gamko’s behalf from Chris English, McDonald’s UK & Ireland national operations director (right) and Matt Dawson, England Rugby World Cup Winner and the event’s guest speaker.

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